(conjugation-2) to spin, whirl, twirl, turn, cause to revolve
(conjugation-2) to twist, wind, bend awry, distort
(conjugation-2) to hurl violently, twirl (around the head to throw), fling
(conjugation-2) to torment, torture
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈtɔr.kʷe.oː]
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *torkʷeō, from Proto-Indo-European *terkʷ- (“to turn”).
Cognates include Latin trīcae, trepidus, turpis, Sanskrit तर्कु (tarkú), Hittite 𒋻𒌑𒍣 (tarúzi) and Old Church Slavonic тракъ (trakŭ). See also English torch, torque, thwart, queer.